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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Royal Ordnance Factory
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gptkbp:alternativeName
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gptkb:Royal_Ordnance_Factory_Bishopton
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gptkbp:area
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over 2,000 acres
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gptkbp:closed
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2002
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:demolished
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2007 (main demolition began)
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gptkbp:environmentalRemediation
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required due to contamination
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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ROF Bishopton
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Bishopton,_Renfrewshire,_Scotland
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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one of the largest explosives factories in the UK
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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up to 20,000 (during WWII)
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gptkbp:opened
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1940
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Ministry_of_Supply
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gptkbp:ownedBy
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Royal Ordnance plc (after privatization)
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gptkbp:privatized
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1987
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gptkbp:produced
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gptkb:cordite
propellants
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gptkbp:servedRailroads
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gptkb:Bishopton_railway_station
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gptkbp:usedDuring
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gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:website
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residential development (Dargavel Village)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Royal_Ordnance_Factory
gptkb:Royal_Ordnance_Factories
gptkb:Bishopton
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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